Category Archives: Policy
Renewable energy on the South Coast
This month saw the launch of a major project to provide renewable energy for up to 300,000 homes on the South Coast of England. The 400MW “Rampion” project will use 116 wind turbines to save up to 600,000 tonnes of … Continue reading
LEP Network 2015
An interesting day spent at the Local Enterprise Network conference for 2015 Some very interesting discussions were held particularly in the breakout sessions in the afternoon. I even got interviewed in the conference video – not sure about the beard … Continue reading
A pre-election request for some tax reforms
My recent article in South East Business magazine makes a plea for some simple tax reforms More information on the IoD tax position can be found here within the “Big Picture” magazine http://www.iod.com/~/media/Documents/PDFs/Influencing/Big%20Picture/Spring%202015/Document%20PDFs/Manifesto%20for%20business%20FINALFINAL.pdf The full article can be … Continue reading
Learning from the Young
My latest article from South East Business Magazine describing a fantastic event at IoD Pall Mall My latest article in South East Business Magazine The full article can be found here http://www.southeastbusiness.com/print-edition/december-2014
Flood tech gets smart
The following is an article created with PyTerra partner WSP describing how our smart system for “harvesting” water is being developed Flood tech gets smart 17 November, 2014 | By Julie-Anne Ryan Land owners that store … Continue reading
Back to No10
Visits to No 10 must be like London buses- you wait forever and then two come along at the same time. After a visit to 10 Downing Street with members of IoD Council two weeks … Continue reading
The challenge of change
My latest article for South East Business magazine The full article can be found here http://www.southeastbusiness.com/print-edition/november-2014
Managing Manufacturing Risk
I recently wrote a guest article for Zurich Insider detailing how smaller manufacturing companies could manage and mitigate risks to their business. The article can be found here http://insider.zurich.co.uk/market-expertise/managing-manufacturing-risk/
Visit to Number 10 Downing Street
It was very interesting to be part of the IoD Council delegation to 10 Downing Street last week. A lively debate with senior Ministers was held. http://www.iod.com/influencing/policy-news/iod-delegation-meets-ministers-at-no10?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=policy-news&utm_campaign=IoD-no-10
Open Sesame – SME success for South East Business
My latest blog on the DMH Stallard “SME Rocket” is about a small business in Surrey with an innovative solution to help those confined to a wheelchair. You can find the story here http://smerocket.net/2014/10/09/sme-success-southeast-business/
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